But although Xu Chu also had the same idea as the generals, he finally compromised, agreed with his lord and the two major strategists, and came here to negotiate with Sun Ce and Liu Bei. But even so, he didn't give Sun Ce and Liu Bei any big face at all, and he didn't give them any good looks.

I heard Man Chong say to Sun Ce at this time: "General Sun, Xuande Gong also said just now, now you and me, the biggest enemy, is Ma Mengqi Liangzhou Army, so isn't this the basis for cooperation?" ”

Sun Ce smiled when he heard this, and said, "I don't know what Mr. Berning means, how can you and I cooperate?" ”

Although Sun Ce had his own thoughts in his heart, he probably knew what Man Favor meant, but he wouldn't say anything until Man Pet didn't say it clearly. Although he also knew that after all, Man Chong had said before that he came for the retreat of the Yanzhou army, but this matter exists, but it does not mean that there is no other thing.

Indeed, Cao Cao asked Man Chong to form an alliance with Sun Ce and Liu Bei, not only for their retreat, but also for other reasons, so that Cao Cao had to do this-

As soon as Man Pet heard Sun Ce's words, he was more relieved this time. If Sun Ce's words were already loosened before, then now that he can basically see this, the final result should be no problem. Even if he knew, Sun Ce did it on purpose. But people are like this, what else can you do, you go and expose others. Or what's going on. At least Man Chong knows best in his heart that even Liu Bei, the person who cooperates with Sun Ce, he has no right to speak, let alone himself, an outsider, what else can he do.

So it's still the same thing, you play me, everyone acts, just continue to play this together. Everything else was discussed during this period. Anyway, it's true or false, fake or true. Although both sides must strive for more and greater benefits for themselves, in the end, as long as both parties agree and negotiate an acceptable result together, then everyone will be happy. Isn't that what it is?

Man Chong said to Sun Ce again: "Don't hide it from General Sun." Xuande Gong said, my lord made it clear, since the biggest enemy of both you and me today is the Ma Mengqi Liangzhou Army in Jiangxia, then the so-called 'enemy of the enemy is a friend', so you and I have a basis for cooperation! ”――

After Sun Ce listened to Manzhong's words, he didn't express his position directly, for him, after all, he was the one who made the final decision. So this is really something that can't be said lightly. As for Liu Bei, although his opinion cannot be said to be unimportant at all. But I definitely have to refer to it, and I have to give him some face in front of Xu Chu. As for the rest, it is not in one's own consideration, as long as you strive for more and greater benefits for yourself, it is enough.

And he naturally understands in his heart that whether it is Liu Bei next to him, or the full favor not far from him, he will fight for the interests of their own side. It is said that it is a negotiation between two parties, but in fact, it is a three-party negotiation between himself, Liu Xuande, and Cao Mengde's Yanzhou Army. And his own side has an advantage, he Liu Xuande and Man Boning, and he has to look at his own face to act.

And not only that, Sun Ce has a bottom in his heart, because he has Zhou Yu on his side, at least he hasn't seen Zhou Yu suffer any losses, anyway, from knowing Zhou Yu until now, Sun Ce really hasn't seen it-

Of course, Sun Ce has not yet been arrogant and arrogant that Zhou Yu is already invincible in the world, so he can only say that he has not met an opponent for the time being. Although Sun Ce is indeed a little proud sometimes, it does not mean that he dares to underestimate the people of the world. He knew that there were many people in the world who were more powerful than his Sun Bofu, so he was not too proud most of the time.

If you want to say that this is really for Sun Ce to guess, at least the person who can restrain Zhou Yu has already been born, isn't it Zhuge Zhuge Kongming under Liu Bei. It's just that Sun Ce and Liu Bei, and even almost everyone doesn't know this, but it doesn't include Ma Chao, at least he knows that if Zhou Yu meets Zhuge Liang, then it will really be regarded as a nemesis, what is "a mountain is higher than a mountain", you can't admit this, "the strong are more strong", that's not it.

And Zhuge Liang didn't dare to say that he was invincible in the world, even if he was really good. But Zhuge Liang's most powerful place is not the mercenary strategy of marching and fighting, but the political strategy, as well as the fortifications, plus internal affairs, Zhuge Liang is definitely a talent in these aspects, and in the end, it can actually be said to be a military strategy-

But even so, Zhuge Liang is still a great talent, that is definitely a talent, at least those who know him well know this, and Liu Bei knows, Ma Chao knows, and Cao Cao actually knows.

At this time, Sun Ce asked Man Chong, "Mr. Berning, can you tell us more about how you and I will cooperate?" ”

Sun Ce waited for Man Pet to say, but at this time Man Pet was not so anxious, for a truly qualified lobbyist, since the other party is already interested in what you say, then you must not be in a hurry, you must put everything in your own control, you can be regarded as a qualified lobbyist, if you don't let the other party lead you by the nose, then you can't be a qualified lobbyist. And full of pets, to be honest, he is still a good lobbyist.

Man Zhong smiled: "Okay, General Sun." My lord's original intention was to form an alliance with your coalition army to fight against the Liangzhou army of Ma Mengqi! ”

Sun Ce listened. The heart said that this is really the case, Man Chong didn't say that before, but just said what Cao Cao said, about their retreat, but at this time, the matter of retreat, he Man Boning has not mentioned it. Just say that you want to form an alliance.

In Sun Ce's opinion, this favored man is really a good lobbyist, at least Cao Mengde sent someone here. It's not for nothing. But isn't it, if you want to say that Manzhong has been working under Cao Cao's Yanzhou military account all these years, to be honest, except that he failed to persuade Zhang Yan in Jizhou at the beginning. Something else. When he didn't succeed in being a lobbyist, he was indeed highly valued by Cao Cao. And if you really talk about Zhang Yan in Montenegro, you can't blame Manzhong, after all, even Ma Chao went in person, so he can't do it.

As for the words of the full favor in Liu Bei's ears, his eyes were a flash of light, and at this time he said in his heart, what a traitorous male Cao Cao Cao Cao Mengde. For the retreat of your Yanzhou army, you can pull down your face and form an alliance with yourself. And this can't be said to be a simple matter of face. After all, the grievances between himself and him Cao Mengde and his Yanzhou Army are indeed inextricable.

As a relative of the Han family and the uncle of the Han Emperor, of course, he wants to support the Han family, and he Cao Mengde is "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and he has the emperor of the Han Dynasty in his hands, so he and him Cao Cao must be enemies, and there will be no other relationship. But even so, he, Cao Mengde, can send someone to form an alliance with himself, so I have to say that he Cao Mengde is really a traitor! ――

No matter how hostile it is, at least Liu Bei admires Cao Cao and his people, but this is also there. Even if the two of them die and die, it does not prevent Liu Bei from admiring them.

To be honest, if Cao Cao didn't have the "coercion of the Son of Heaven to order the princes", Liu Bei would have a better evaluation of him. But now, at least in my heart, Liu Bei's evaluation of Cao Cao is actually quite high. At least Liu Bei knows in his heart that if he is inferior to him Cao Cao in terms of cultural governance and martial arts, in other aspects, if he is the only one who can surpass him, Liu Bei thinks that the first is identity, after all, he is surnamed Liu, he is a member of the Han family, and the uncle of the Han Emperor, this is right. Second, that is, he is much thicker than him Cao Cao.

This is also more than others, Liu Bei is thick-skinned enough, so he doesn't think this is bad, but thinks this is really an advantage. At least in Liu Bei's eyes, you are not thick-skinned, you can't mess with the world at all, and it is estimated that you may have been swallowed by others a long time ago to the point that there are no bones left. So when you are born in troubled times, you have to be ruthless and thick-skinned, or how can you get mixed up?

There is another point that Liu Bei thinks he wants to surpass Cao Cao, that is, he thinks that he is more discerning and knowledgeable than Cao Cao. Of course, he doesn't think that Cao Cao doesn't have the wisdom to read people, but he thinks that he is more discerning than Cao Cao and can see how a person is, and Cao Cao is naturally good, but compared with himself, he is still a little worse. Don't underestimate this, and this can determine a lot of things.

Man Zhong looked at Sun Ce and Liu Bei, he wanted to see how the two of them had expressions, but he was disappointed, because Sun Ce and Liu Bei had no surface at this time, and they were expressionless. Also, with the city government of the two of them, especially Liu Bei, if they don't want Man Zhong to see anything, it will naturally be difficult for him to see something. Of course, with his years of experience, he can indeed find a clue. As for Xu Chu next to him, he was about to fall asleep, and he didn't have anything to do.

Xu Chu especially hates to sit down and listen to what others discuss, especially when he comes to be a lobbyist and negotiate cooperation, he hates this the most. If he said that he was talking about something military about his own lord, he would not be like this, but if he came to be a lobbyist, he would no longer be interested. Before, because it was about his own retreat, he could still listen to a few words, but in the end, the two sides had nothing to do and were talking about it, and he was not interested.

In Xu Chu's opinion, he just listens to the results. However, he does have confidence in Manzhong, except for Zhang Yan's failure at the beginning, Mr. Berning, who really did not let the lord and let everyone down. And Zhang Yan's matter, it can't be said that it is this Mr. Berning's problem, he has always followed it, so I know that he is actually really, he tried his best, but Ma Chao is a higher level, what can you do, that Zhao Yun is Zhang Yan's fellow villager, so ......

Man Zhong said in his heart at this time, Sun Bofu and Liu Xuande were both expressionless, in fact, although they couldn't see anything on the surface, but this expressionless was not a good result. At least on the surface, although I don't know their specific attitude, I can't say that they agree, but I can't say that they just don't agree, so Man Pet is still not in a hurry about this. He still firmly believes in that word, that is, there are no eternal friends and enemies, only eternal interests, so can he have faith?

So after arriving here first, Man Chong smiled at Sun Ce and Liu Bei: "I don't know what General Sun and Xuande Gong think of the mention of the next?" ”――

Without waiting for the two to say anything, Man Pet probably felt that such a sentence was not enough, so he immediately said to the two again: "And my father-in-law, but I really look forward to sitting down with the two of you to have a good discussion!" ”

When Sun Ce and Liu Bei heard this, they immediately glanced at each other, and the meaning in each other's eyes, both of them understood, that is, Cao Mengde actually had an opinion.

This is definitely not a trivial matter, but it is not too unexpected, after all, if the two sides really reach the intention of forming an alliance, Cao Cao will definitely have to meet with the two for the retreat of their Yanzhou army, which should be. (To be continued......)